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Director Technology Partnerships - 529473

Job no: 529473
Work type: Regular Full-time (Benefits eligible)
Location: Tuscaloosa
Categories: Information Systems/Technology Support, Director/Executive

Pay Grade/Pay Range:  Minimum: $101,900 - Midpoint: $142,700 (Salaried E15)

Department/Organization: 200721 - Enterprise Technology

Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Job Summary: The Director of Technology Partnerships provides leadership, management, and operational oversight for a portfolio of application, system, and technical support teams serving colleges, divisions, and administrative units across the University. Ensures reliable, secure, and effective support for mission critical systems that are essential to the operations of assigned units. Oversees one or more functional areas, typically including a large academic or administrative unit along with one or more smaller units. Partners closely with unit leadership to understand operational needs, align technology support to organizational priorities, and ensure supported systems are effectively implemented, maintained, and continuously improved.

Additional Department Summary: Provides direct oversight of managerial and technical staff. Oversees system lifecycles. Coordinates projects and enhancements. Serves as a primary point of accountability for service delivery within the assigned portfolio. Works collaboratively with other Technology Partnerships directors, OIT leadership, and external vendors to ensure consistent service delivery and alignment with OIT standards and practices.

Required Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree and six (6) years of IT experience; OR bachelor’s degree and eight (8) years of IT experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience leading application or system teams supporting complex business, academic, health, advancement, or research platforms. Experience supporting multiple client organizations or functional areas within a single role. Experience working in higher education or similarly complex environments. Experience coordinating vendor supported systems.

Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to any legally protected basis and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. More information is available in the EEOC’s Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal poster.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, genetic or family medical history information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants to and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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